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- Looks like Lemmy is climbing up to the 2023 exodus days numbers again
The groundwork made in the apps, frontends, tools and instances is finally paying off. The masses are noticing the value!
- Trump humiliated in the ‘most powerless image ever’ of a U.S. presidentwww.thedailybeast.com Trump Humiliated in the ‘Most Powerless Image Ever’ of a U.S. President: O’Donnell
Trump has always craved the attention of the “truly rich,” and now he finally has it, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell said.
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell criticized Donald Trump’s joint press conference with Elon Musk, calling it the “most powerless image” of a U.S. president.
Musk, dressed casually and accompanied by his young son, dominated the event, speaking more than Trump and even interrupting him.
O’Donnell suggested Musk overshadowed Trump, highlighting Trump's dependence on the billionaire.
The two claimed to have uncovered government fraud but provided no evidence.
- Trump taunted over ‘most powerless image of a president’ everwww.huffpost.com Trump Taunted Over ‘Most Powerless Image Of A President’ Ever
It's "a picture of presidential subservience the likes of which we have never seen," said MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.
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MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell criticized Donald Trump’s Oval Office press conference with Elon Musk, calling it “the most powerless image of a president” ever.
Musk dominated the event—standing over Trump, speaking more words, and violating White House norms with his casual attire and child’s presence.
O’Donnell contrasted Musk’s influence with Trump’s past and present vice presidents, arguing that neither Mike Pence nor JD Vance would challenge Trump’s authority in such a manner.
- www.theguardian.com Kanye West sued, dropped by talent agency and retail platform over antisemitic slurs
Rapper’s fashion brand Yeezy taken offline by Shopify, after he sold T-shirt with swastika design and praised Hitler
Kanye West has been sued and dropped by his talent agency after he posted a stream of antisemitic abuse, put T-shirts with a swastika on sale in his online shop, and was alleged to have described himself as Hitler to a Jewish employee.
Last week West, also known as Ye, wrote a barrage of antisemitic posts on X including, “I’m a Nazi … I love Hitler”.
The swastika T-shirt was placed for sale on the website of his fashion brand Yeezy, with the product line “HH-01”, assumed to be code for “Heil Hitler”.
Shopify, the company that provided the online platform for Yeezy, has now taken the store offline, stating: “All merchants are responsible for following the rules of our platform. This merchant did not engage in authentic commerce practices and violated our terms.”
- Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party.www.commondreams.org Dems Reportedly Angry That Progressives Are Pushing Them to Act Like an Opposition Party | Common Dreams
"Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer are architects of the crisis that allowed Trump's fascism to arise and succeed," argued one progressive organizer. "They have zero credibility to be leading the fights we face today."
> House Democratic lawmakers reportedly used a closed-door meeting earlier this week to vent their frustrations with progressive advocacy groups that have been driving constituent calls and pressuring the party to act like a genuine opposition force in the face of the Trump administration's authoritarian assault on federal agencies and key programs.
- apnews.com Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages
Tesla has sued its own customers and journalists in China for defamation – and won just about every time.
Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier.
Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating airbag in front of her. She could never have imagined what was to come: Tesla sued her for defamation for complaining publicly about the car’s brakes — and won. A Chinese court ordered Zhang to pay more than $23,000 in damages and publicly apologize to the $1.1 trillion company.
Zhang is not the only one to find herself in the crosshairs of Tesla, which is led by Elon Musk, among the richest men in the world and a self-described “ free speech absolutist.” Over the last four years, Tesla has sued at least six car owners in China who had sudden vehicle malfunctions, quality complaints or accidents they claimed were caused by mechanical failures.